Spruce, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -4.1%
Males: 418 | (50.1%) |
Females: 417 | (49.9%) |
Median resident age: | 45.8 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54139.
Spruce: | $62,422 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,675 (it was $18,759 in 2000)
Spruce town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $211,831 (it was $89,400 in 2000)
Spruce: | $211,831 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spruce, WI
- 79695.3%White alone
- 121.4%Hispanic
- 70.8%American Indian alone
- 70.8%Two or more races
- 50.6%Black alone
- 50.6%Other race alone
- 30.4%Asian alone
Races in Spruce detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (40.0%), Polish (15.7%), Czech (11.1%), Irish (10.1%), French (6.5%), United States (4.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 770 feet
Land area: 35.2 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.0% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Spruce town: | 1.5% ($1,368) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (34.0 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (134.3 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (219.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.99 N, Longitude: 88.21 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Here: | 3.1% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.8%)
- Paper (8.3%)
- Health care (6.9%)
- Construction (6.9%)
- Transportation equipment (6.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.2%)
- Construction (14.0%)
- Paper (8.6%)
- Transportation equipment (7.0%)
- Metal & metal products (5.9%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.8%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (3.8%)
- Health care (12.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.5%)
- Paper (7.9%)
- Educational services (6.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Transportation equipment (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.8%)
- Cashiers (4.8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
Average climate in Spruce, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Spruce-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/19/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Spruce town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 37.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Spruce-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 235.6 miles away from Spruce center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 246.4 miles away from Spruce center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 209.2 miles away from Spruce center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 424.7 miles away from Spruce center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 461.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 364.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Oconto County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Spruce:
- SHARPE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
- WOODLANDS OF GILLETT (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GILLETT, WI)
- WOODLAND VILLAGE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; SURING, WI)
- WOODLAND VILLAGE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SURING, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEM HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 9 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
- FALLS NH EAST (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spruce:
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 33 miles; Green Bay, WI; Full-time enrollment: 6,069)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 35 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- Saint Norbert College (about 39 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 51 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 51 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 69 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 71 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Spruce Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Spruce include: Saint Mark Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Spruce Cemetery (1), Sacred Heart Cemetery (2), Kelly Brook Cemetery (3), Pine Hill Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Pete Lake (A), Porcupine Lake (B), Johnson Lake (C), Kelly Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Daly Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Spruce: Holt Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.3 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 66.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 6.5% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Spruce:
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 4.9%
For population 25 years and over in Spruce:
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.2 minutes
Here: | 9.3 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Spruce, WI (based on Oconto County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,931 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,833 | 29 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,271 | 11 |
Other | 1 | 2 |
None | 19,624 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Oconto County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Oconto County: | 10.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.2% |
State: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.1% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 19.3% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Spruce:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spruce:
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
- WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WOCO-FM (107.1 FM; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Spruce:
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 13ft / 4.4mTotal length
- 2,722Total average daily traffic
- 188Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,993Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- 45.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.2%Utility gas
- 16.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.9%Wood
- 3.7%Electricity
- 47.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.3%Utility gas
- 7.0%Wood
- 3.5%Electricity
- 3.5%Other fuel
Spruce compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.